Talk:List of costliest American Civil War land battles

One of the most ridiculous lists on Wikipedia
Ordered lists are like orgasms. There's no baseline for the standard. How does one define "costliest?" This list does not include battles that turned the war. Crap like this is why Wikipedia is a laughing stock among erudite scholars. It's also why some contributors, most in fact, should remain silent.

Not as ridiculous as you assume.
Not sure who made the above entry, or when, but to answer the question: how does one define "costliest?" I imagine by the number of casualties, taken as a percentage of the total participants. It's not that complicated of a concept. I suppose one could focus on things other than casualties, such as lost objectives. I find the list interesting. Do you have any suggestions as to how to improve it? What would your operational definition of "costliest" be? Wikipedia isn't meant to be taken seriously by "erudite scholars", it is meant to be a jumping off point for finding sources. Most articles are equipped with bibliographies. IShiezai1Z (talk) 04:55, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

another column to indicate the victorious party
The party, which has the bigger losses may be considered to be th loser. But this criterion is sometimes misleading. It would be interesting to indicate in a separate column the winning party of the battle. --Werfur (talk) 16:29, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Why is the Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) included?
The vast majority of casualties from this battle were Union troops captured by Confederate forces. Actual combat casualties in this battle were relatively low. If you are going to include this battle, you must also include the battle of Harper's Ferry in September 1862 where over 12.000 Union troops were captured, and the battle of Fort Donelson where 12.000 Confederate troops were captured. Since these battles are not listed here, the battle of Richmond's inclusion is inconsistent and I will remove it for now. Omegastar (talk) 22:26, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Confederate Atlanta Campaign causalities
The Confederate causalities for the Atlanta Campaign of this list are outdated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.128.161.83 (talk) 21:55, 18 February 2022 (UTC)